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Nissan to Open Supplier Park in Tennessee
Nissan Motor Co. is developing a $160 million supplier park near its assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn.
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Nissan Motor Co. is developing a $160 million supplier park near its assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn. The facility is expected to support about 1,000 supplier jobs.
The site will be linked to a 1.5 million-sq-ft logistics center Nissan is building at the Smyrna campus. The facility will help coordinate incoming parts from suppliers and outgoing returnable containers, according to the company.
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